Do We Need a Randomized Trial Showing the Benefit of Rectal Spacing in Prostate SBRT?

Daniel E Spratt Nicholas Zaorsky, MD MS Filippo Alongi Dr. Andrew Loblaw Amar Kishan Alison Tree 💙🇺🇦
Prof Suneil Jain Thomas Zilli Nicholas van As Darren James Leaning Piet Ost Clive Peedell Paul Sargos Linda Kerkmeijer

Sean Collins Prostate SBRT@Georgetown University Daniel E Spratt Nicholas Zaorsky, MD MS Filippo Alongi Dr. Andrew Loblaw Amar Kishan Alison Tree 💙🇺🇦 Prof Suneil Jain Thomas Zilli Nicholas van As Darren James Leaning Piet Ost Clive Peedell Paul Sargos Linda Kerkmeijer Low rate of tox in HYPO RT PC or PACE trials without spacers.

High n of lost to follow up in the Mariados/Hamstra spacer randomized trial.

There is indeed room to increase evidence that spacers improve patient outcomes...

Pierre Blanchard, MD Sean Collins Prostate SBRT@Georgetown University Daniel E Spratt Nicholas Zaorsky, MD MS Filippo Alongi Dr. Andrew Loblaw Amar Kishan Alison Tree 💙🇺🇦 Prof Suneil Jain Thomas Zilli Nicholas van As Darren James Leaning Piet Ost Clive Peedell Paul Sargos Linda Kerkmeijer The Randomised Barrigel vs control trial is recruiting well and will be a welcomed addition to the hydrogel trial.